The Great World War 1914–1945 - Rilegato

Liddle, Peter; Bourne, John; Whitehead, Ian

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0004724542 ISBN 13: 9780004724546

Casa editrice: Collins, 2000

Riassunto

Comparing and contrasting the World Wars.

This will be a landmark in military history: a collaborative venture between historians from 20 different countries addressing every aspect of the two world wars.

The scope of the book is enormous. From frontline combat to civilian experience, women, children in wartime, genocide etc

1. The Face of Battle
2. Leadership in the wars
3. Civilians in the wars
4. National experiences
5. Cultural impact
6. Moral experience
7. Reflections

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L'autore:

Nine of the contributors hold UK University Chairs. Others include 7 Americans, 5 Germans, 2 Russians, plus Belgian, Chinese, Japanese, Arab and other contributors.

Product Description:

This work is a collaborative venture between historians from 20 different countries addressing aspects of The World Wars. Areas covered included frontline combat, direct comparisons between the Somme and Stalingrad, aerial warfare, naval campaigns, civilian experience, women, children in wartime and genocide. «Operating under the premise that the World Wars I and II were actually parts of the same huge conflict, 38 historians have written 33 chapters comparing the two wars. There are chapters on occupation and genocide, war in the air and undersea, POWs, casualties, and the experience of killing. The chapters on the national and military leadership (e.g., Churchill and Lloyd George, Hitler and the Kaiser) offer the most direct comparisons. The biggest difference, of course, was the relatively stable (but incredibly deadly) trench warfare of 1914-18, unlike the 1939-45 period, which was notable for its immense geographic scope, the number of troops involved, and mobile operations (land, air, and sea). The aim of this book is "to demonstrate the diversity of personal experience in the two world wars," primarily in the uniformed services. The next volume will cover the national experiences of countries and the role of civilians. There is no bibliography, but notes are found at the end of the chapters. There is a glaring lack of maps, which would have been helpful. Suitable for the military history collections of both public and academic libraries.»

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• Editore: Collins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0004724542
• ISBN 13: 9780004724546
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 768